[Rhodes22-list] Bottom Painting on or near trailer

[Bryan Childs]

Here is what I do, but it is not that easy.   I jack up the trailer and
apply a "V" type wooden support for both the bow and stern.  I have these
support on cinder blocks. It is stable.  Then I lower the trailer, removing
the wheels so I can get clearance between the trailers wooden side support
planks. I wet sand and put on a coat of V17.  After putting it back on the
trailer I paint the parts that were covered by my make shift support.  Do
this every other year. 

PS: my boat is in fresh water only for 6 months. 

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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom Painting on or near trailer

As the first spring with my boat approaches, I was wondering about bottom
painting the boat.  With my old Mariner, I could use a car jack and some
timbers to lift the boat off the bunks and brace it long enough to paint one
side of the bottom at a time.  Then let dry, lower, and switch sides.  

This approach seems less easy with the larger and heavier boat.  Does anyone
have a "do it yourself at home" solution to this?  Is there a safer place
(on the boat) to use as a jacking location?

What about the centerboard?

Thanks

Jim Connolly
s/v Inisheer
'85 Recycled 2003
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